Attachable heel



P. H. KELLAR ATTACHABLE HEEL Filed Feb. 6, 1953 July 30, 1935.

INVENTOR a W w Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,009,585 ATTACHABLE HEEL Peter H. Kellar, San Francisco, Calif. Application February s, 1933, Serial No. 655,421

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachable heels for shoes in which is included a rotatable insert of rubber or fiber composition so that when the heel of the shoe becomes worn or run over on one side the insert may be rotated slightly to present a new even wearing surface on the face of that section of the heel which has become worn the most.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a special rubber heel for shoes in which is included a rotatable insert of ,a different texture than that of theheel, or a fiber insert that may be rotated to even up the worn surface or run over section of the heel without the necessity of replacing the heel.

A further'object of the invention is the-provision of a composite heel of the class described in which the rotatable insert is placed in the heel in such manner as to even the wearing surface of said heel at points most susceptible to wear.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a composite heel of the class described which is extremely simple in construc tion and that may be quickly and easily applied to shoes of all sizes.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent with reference to the subjoined specification and the accompanying one sheet of drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a shoe in dot-and-dash lines showing the improved heel attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the outline of a shoe in dot-and-dash lines for the right foot and illustrating my improved composite heel in place thereon;

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section of the heel and insert showing the method of anchoring the same to the shoe and the method of rotatably anchoring the insert in place therein and indicated by the line 3-3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a detail of the special pin or nail for rotatably anchoring the insert in the heel; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse section of the heel and insert, as indicated by the line 55 in Figure 2, said view illustrating a worn section of the heel and the insert rotated to a position to even up the worn or run over edge of the heel.

Referring more particularly to the drawing in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed, the numeral 6 designates in general a shoe having a. suitable rubber heel l nailed to the sole of the shoe by means of a plurality of countersunk headed nails 8, Figures 1 and 2. It being understood, of course, that these heels are made to fit all sizes of shoes, as is the usual practice.

The heel l is provided with an annular recess 9, which recess is preferably positioned toward one side edge and toward the rear edge of the heel, as indicated in Figure 2.

In this recess is fitted a circular insert l0 constructed of fiber, or other suitable composition material, and said insert normally embodies an under face i I arranged in a common plane with the under face or wearing face of the heel l. The inner face l2 of the recess 9 being provided centrally thereof with an embedded washer I3 through which the shank section ll of the headed pin l5 extends and is driven on into the sole of the shoe as are also the countersunk pins 8.

A second washer I6 is embedded in the insert l0 and the shoudered section I! of the pin abuts against this washer and the shouldered section l8 of said pin abuts the washer l3, whereby metallic bearing surfaces are provided to facilitate the rotation of insert in relative to the heel, the head of said pin l5 being countersunk, as clearly indicated in Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to Figure 5 it will be observed that the section is of the heel has been shown worn away, as has also that section 20 of the insert which has been rotated to-a position to again level that portion of the heel affected thus leveling or providing a new wearing surface for the heel by means of the subtransferring some of the wear toward the center of the entire heel.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that changes in the details of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spiritand scope of the appended claim.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States the following:-

In a device of the class described, in combination with the heel of a shoe, of an annular recess formed therein at one side and toward the rear edge thereof, an annular insert positioned in said recess, and means for rotatably securing said insert in said recess, comprising a washer embedded in the heel and a washer embedded in the insert, and a shouldered pin engaging said washers and having its shank extending into the heel of the shoe.

PETER H. 

